# Accident 19810905057029A: Cessna A185F, Morgan City, LA, September 5, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1981, 13:30 local time
- Place: Morgan City, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7103° N, 91.1915° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morgan City, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7103&lon=-91.1915&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95DM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N95DM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,537 total, 95 in this make and model, 137 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DRD43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRD43) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810905057029A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT MADE WATER LANDING WITH GEAR IN EXTENDED POSITION. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED INVERTED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW81DRD43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRD43), Sep 5, 1981: Cessna A185F (N95DM), Morgan City, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N95DM (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19941006033719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941006033719A), Oct 6, 1994: Cessna A185F (N95DM), Abbeville, LA, Substantial damage. On takeoff from river went around bend wind gust hit in open area. Blew plane into river bank. Failed compensate.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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